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6th, April, 2006 (Thursday)

All killed in army chopper crash (Breaking News!)
One dozen vehicles smashed
Raj Parishad meets from 9 April
New Maoist strategy to attract workers
Arrests begin ahead of Maoist, SPA Valley strike
Six security personnel killed, other details [Update]
King, Queen in Bhairahawa
Baburam condemns " decentralization' of Thursday's strike, protest in joint
SLC exams conclude
Naxalites set free police officials
General strike starts
Arrests violate civil rights: US
Maoists kill abducted policeman
Golcha Organization owes govt, labourers Rs 40 million
Maoist axed to death
Two abducted by Maoists
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NEWS
Parties should come to power through elections

The seven agitating parties seem to be totally guided by the terrorist Maoists and also by India, which has clearly shown its biased stance regarding the political situation here. Just the fact that these....more

Our Political Correspondent

King mingles with people

An Austrian chapter of the King Mahendra Trust for Nature Conservation (KMTNC) has been launched during the just concluded official visit of Crown Prince Paras. The launch marks the expansion of activities of the ....more

By Our Political Correspondent

Crown Prince visit has promoted bilateral ties

The just concluded official and unofficial visits of Crown Prince Paras and Crown Princess Himani to Austria, France and United Arab Emirates have promoted bilateral relations and mutual understanding. .... more

By Our Correspondent

Maoist, SPA nexus confirmed

A direct Maoist seven party alliance (SPA) nexus in the four-day general strike, civil disobedience movement and mass protests from today has been confirmed. Prachanda Monday announced an indefinite suspension of Valley "military action" to help the SPA at their request ahead of ...more

By Bhola B Rana

Chaudhary Academy marks 10th anniversary

Shri Lunkarandas Das Ganga Devi Chaudhary Academy for Arts and Literature marked its tenth anniversary amidst a function on Tuesday. The academy, on the occasion, felicitated Purna Prakash Nepal ...more

By Kumod Dewan Basnet

New executive committee of NFEEA

Nepal Foreign Employment Entrepreneurs' Association, the only representative association of foreign employment entrepreneurs, has elected its new executive committee with Lal Prasad Sanwa Limbu as new ....more

By Our Reporter

Rinpoche: Dedicated to disadvantaged children

There are many organizations, which are running orphanages and children's homes to take care, protect and provide education to orphans, disabled and helpless children. But because there is no government agencies to look .... more

By Our Reporter

‘Monarchy indispensable if Nepal is to remain sovereign state’

Noted industrialist Mohan Gopal Khetan has warned of serious danger to the country's sovereignty if all Nepalese do not join hands to ward off foreign aggression in the name of helping Nepal solve the conflict and political crisis besetting the ..... more

By Our Political Correspondent

Priority to internal management of LDT : Suraj Vaidhya

Suraj Vaidya, the newly nominated vice chairman of Lumbini Development Trust (LDT), comes from a family where four different religions have blended together with perfect harmony. His mother is a Buddhist, father a ....more

By Our Special Correspondent

Chaudhary's Kala Mandir honours three

Sri Lunakarandas-Gangadevi Chaudhary Sahitya-Kala Mandir has announced three personalities to be honoured this year by the Mandir in research, literature and art. Those to be honoured with Saraswoti Samman in .... more

By Our Reporter

Media missions: basking on half-truths, distortions

Has Nepal become a whipping boy of international media? There are people – both Nepalese and foreigners and within Nepal and outside -- who think they can say anything contentious about this country with the confidence that they are ... more

By Our Political Correspondent

Basu Shashi prize

Poet Biswobimohan Shrestha has been awarded Basu Shashi Memorial Prize of this year for his outstanding contribution in Nepali literature. The Basu Shashi Memorial Parishad (Council) awarded the prize to poet Shrestha at a programme on Sunday on the 70th .... more

By Our Reporter

 

BETWEEN YOU AND ME

Deuba in the BIG APPLE, Khanal’s PUNDITRY, BLIZZARD OF ERRORS, and SINGING MPs

As readers of this column probably know, Sher Bahadur Deuba, NC (D) boss, is now in the US of A. I note from an email from a contact the contents of his address to a one-sided Columbia University seminar on Nepal that he has said his piece. ... more

By M.R. Josse

COMMENTS

Politics, parties and good PR

Like mentioned some months ago, it is always nice to hear people, especially at cocktail parties, speaking of this column and speculating all kind of things. As can be expected, along with the compliments, you also hear .... more

By Cocktail Man

Putin’s visit bears fruit

If one word could be used to describe Russian President Vladimir Putin’s recent visit to China, it would be “fruitful.” During his brief two-day stay, which began March 21, Putin had a compact agenda -- he met with his Chinese counterpart, ..... more

By Ding Ying

Prachanda, Bhattarai in Delhi on several occasions
UPA fumbles on policy as Maoists run amok

TThe daring raid on R Udayagiri, a sleepy Orissa town bordering Andhra Pradesh, by hundreds of heavily armed cadre of Communist Party of India (Maoist) on Friday, followed by Saturday's bombing by Maoists in Bastar region of Chhattisgarh, come as a fresh reminder .... more

By Kanchan Gupta/New Delhi

Bangladesh economy makes a mark

Thanks to the leadership of Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia and her four party Alliance Government, the economy of Bangladesh has made a mark in the world, specialty in South Asia, during the last four years. This achievement ... more

By Mahbubur Rahman Rousseau

Shenjhen outlines metropolis Rim vision in five year plan

Moves to create a 'metropolis rim' in southern China are under way. The Municipal People's Congress of Shenzhen passed its 11th Five-Year Plan (2006-10) which attaches strategic importance to the establishment of the Shenzhen-Hong Kong metropolis rim for the first time ... more

 

EDITORIAL

Vibrant Media?

Nepal has a vibrant media sector. If nothing, the sheer numbers can be overwhelming. There are more than 2000 newspapers that have been registered, though a lot less are actually being published, there are dozens of FM radio stations and there are hall a .... more

 

ON/OFF THE RECORD

If not a dog who is he?

Nepali Congress supremo Girija Prasad Koirala, these days, is saying that he is not a 'dog' that he will go to the Royal Palace to hold talks with the King. We had never thought that Koirala was a dog, at least we thought he was a ..... more

By PR Pradhan

TATTLER

Union home minister Shib Ram Patil went on record to say 180 plus Nepali Maoists have been arrested in India. He didn’t claim the arrests were meant to help the Nepali establishment. Certainly, that was not the purpose. The purpose was to ..... more

READERS FORUM

Behind NGOs' distorted perspective

As I shall be retiring on 15 March 2006, after more than thirty-one years of long service. I think, I should update you about some little things that seemed important to me, and for which I always utilized my energy. ... more

 

MEDIA WATCH

Excerpts from weeklies and dailies

Compiled and translated by BHOLA B. RANA... more

 
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By David Krieger
Address from His Royal Highness Crown Prince Paras Bir Bikram Shah Dev [New !]
 
 
Commentary [New !]
 
 
By M.R. Josse
Major highlights of the speech delivered by Chinese State Councilor Tang Jiaxuan [New !]
 
 
 
Full text of the speech delivered by Chinese State Councilor Tang Jiaxuan [New !]
 
 
 
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Question of the week

Do you think that there is too much interference in Nepali internal affairs by some foreign country ambassadors and some UN, EU and donor agencies based in Kathmandu?

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Thought of the day
 
When you have faults, do not fear to abondon them.
 
Confucius
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Their Majesties the King and the Queen with officers at Sree Panch Gyanendra Hospital after its inauguration by the King on 20 March at Balambu.

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Their Royal Highnesses the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess receiving garlands from the Panchakanya at Tribhuvan International Airport prior to their departure to Austria on Monday. The Crown Prince and the Crown Princess are visiting Austria at the invitation of the Chancellor of Austria.

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Honorary consulate of Portugal Rajendra K. Khetan informing about screening of Portuguese films in Kathmandu beginning from today, 23 March. The festival will end on 25 March

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